CannondaleRN

Unfortunately being overweight or obese is more common than being "normal" weight. So patients are likely to be overweight themselves so would not ever mention a nurse's weight to her face. I feel so fortunate that I am slender. But on the minus side...

It kills me that nobody wants to go home after a shift. The characters just stay at the hospital for hours, I guess, not being paid. The physicians sit with the pt all night long in case there a change in condition.

No, I do not take the flu vaccine yearly. I have taken it a few times but mostly not. I think it is a violation of my civil liberties. I also think it is better not to have unnecessary chemicals in one's body. It is mandatory at my company but staff...

Yes, I have had a similar injury. Eleven years ago I had a motorcycle accident and fractured my humerus very badly. So the head of my humerus is titanium with several screws. My ROM is limited in my left arm. The pain was so bad the first year but it...

I am a hospice RN and do a fair amount of teaching concerning the dying process and the lack of need for food, drink and iv fluids. Often the family member becomes angry and disbelieving about this. I guess it is easier to be angry than to accept you...

I don't miss face to face that much. It is such a relief not to deal with body fluids or trying to lift heavy human beings.

We get no overtime at all for working on a holiday or any other time. In fact when we work extra shifts the hourly rate is less than our regular pay. But still a great deal better than retail & that service industry.

I think the whole point of having a speciality certificate is to show that the nurse has both the knowledge and the experience to earn those letters after her name. There are no shortcuts. I took the CHPN exam after 12 years in hospice. It was a very...

My company has a annual skills which takes a couple of hours or so that everybody has to do. The day shift gets paid because they are on duty anyway but night shift doesn't get paid because we are staying over on our own time. The company justifies t...

I have been with my present company for seven years. I like having an office job with RN wages. The only down side is I have to commute 60-90 minutes each way. I plan to stay until I reach full retirement age which is four & half years away.

Of course! Any one committing a moving violation can expect a ticket. Often the cop will give a warning but I don't think nurses should expect that every time. I heard sometimes the deputy will give a warning to teachers too.

Recently my employer starting using Kronos and it is being used to cut our pay. My first pay was cut severely. I got a letter that stated that now I will receive the evening shift differential for all of my hours even though 48 hours of each 80 hour ...

No, I don't work in hospital. For 12 hour shifts whatever shift you start with then that is what you are paid for the whole shift so if you start on the evening shift then you get no night shift differential even though 2/3 of the shift is night shif...

You certainly have a future in nursing! Being fired is not uncommon & nurses obtain another position afterwards all of the time.

As rebnelsonh mentioned the prerequisite classes can easily add two years to any degree or diploma. It all seems a way for the colleges & universities to make as much money as possible from students. Unfortunately common sense & empathy can b...

I was living in Australia in 1988 and there was an opportunity to get my RN in two years for free. I also worked as a student nurse during this time in a major teaching hospital so I had an income while getting my RN. It was a good deal all around...

Since nursing school I make my bed with hospital corners.

I never ever post anything about work on Facebook. It gives me the shudders when I hear about people who get fired for posting stuff about their job on fb. That can happen to anyone not just nurses.

PTO is either scheduled or unscheduled so an excuse is not needed or required.

The idea of tearing up a book gives me the shudders!

Forget that, we are not retiring any time soon.

Our ID badges have our first name and surname. But I never wear it except special occasions.

Hey, AlphaPig, Don't give up on all nurses.com. We are here for you when you want to vent. I enjoyed your post and felt much the same when I worked in the hospital. People can be a pain in the neck! Hang in there! There are better places in which to ...

Colostomy care makes me dry heave. Stuff coming out trachs is pretty awful, too.

Congrats, LookUp2Sky! I am so happy for you! It is such a relief when it is over.